From changes in job availability to the average job search length, the job market is still experiencing the ripple effects of recent events like the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2024, the average ...

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The number of available jobs in the US unexpectedly grew in May, signaling continued resilience in the nation’s labor market. Job openings jumped higher to 8.14 million in May, from a downwardly ...

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover report showed around 7.18 million listings in July. That's a reading rarely seen since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the U.S. economy. Job openings ticked down ...

The national unemployment rate met a record-low at 3.5% in December 2022, and preliminary data shows it dropped even lower – hitting 3.4% – in January 2023. Over the last two decades, since 2003, the ...

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